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  at-home

  noun

  Also at home a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.
• at home
  at home

  In one's own residence, town, or country. For example, Mary was not at home when I called , or Tourists in a foreign country often behave more rudely than they do at home . This idiom was first recorded in a ninth-century treatise.

at-home

American  

[at-hohm] / ætˈhoʊm /

noun

1. Also at home a reception of visitors at certain hours at one's home.

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adjective

1. done or used in the home; intended for one's home.

   a new line of at-home computers; at-home assignments for free-lance workers.

at-home British  

noun

1. another name for open day

2. a social gathering in a person's home

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at home Idioms  

1. In one's own residence, town, or country. For example, Mary was not at home when I called , or Tourists in a foreign country often behave more rudely than they do at home . This idiom was first recorded in a ninth-century treatise.

2. Ready to receive a visitor, as in We are always at home to our neighbor's children . This usage gave rise to the noun at-home , meaning a reception to which guests are invited on a specific day at specific hours (also see open house ). [c. 1600]

3. Also, at home with . Comfortable and familiar, as in Mary always makes us feel at home , or I've never been at home with his style of management . [Early 1500s] Also see at ease , def. 1.

4. Also, at home with . Proficient, well-versed in, as in Young John is so much at home with numbers that he may well become a mathematician , or Chris is really at home in French . [Late 1700s]

5. In team sports, playing on one's own field or in one's own town. For example, The Red Sox always do better at home than they do at away games .

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Etymology

Origin of at-home

First recorded in 1740–45

Example Sentences

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They may be more open to going to the gym or physical therapy or doing at-home stretches — all proven ways to address back and knee pain.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Because particles this small often fall outside the detection range of at-home air quality monitors, people may have no indication that particle concentrations have risen.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

And the red at-home nail lacquer, released by Revlon in the early 1930s, was a badge of honour for modern women rebelling against that kind of oppressive judgement.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

If we’re giving parents money for childcare, it does indeed seem fair to allow that money to support at-home care too, whether the carer is the child’s parent or a nanny.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

Today’s at-home spa session made me forget about yesterday, but now I feel like telling Mrs. Walton to turn the car around and drop me back home.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

The former mobile phone salesman says he started his company to help seniors remain at home without having to move into retirement facilities.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The young adult doesn't see a future for himself at home.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Chinese companies that need to service this enormous debt are churning out more cars, solar panels and electronics than consumers at home want.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

The country’s diesel exports had already dwindled when the Kremlin banned exports in July to ensure there was enough fuel at home, particularly for the summer harvest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

For a little while it was almost like the good times they used to have at home.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr

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